Dr. A Drop-In Session #3 Flashcards
After sustaining brain damage, David had difficulty with his relationships, and he had conflict with people at work as well as with his family members and friends. What part of the brain did David damage?
a. occipital lobe
b. primary somatosensory cortex
c. prefrontal cortex
d. Broca’s area
C. Prefrontal cortex
The cade of the 1990s was designated as the decade of
a. the brain
b. the mind
c. cognition
d. behavior
a. the brain
Phineas Gage’s changes in behavior following brain damage showed that the _______ is involved in planning behavior to fit with social expectations.
a. parietal lobe
b. Broca’s area
c. Pineal gland
d. Frontal lobe
D. Frontal lobe
Which of the following is true of the temporal lobe?
a. It is above the occipital lobe?
b. It is responsible for our ability to locate an object relative to our body
c. It is only on the right side of the brain
d. It contains the auditory cortex
D. It contains the auditory cortex
Jorge suffered a stroke. He can speak, but he cannot understand when spoken to. The stroke was probably in ______.
a. Broca’s area
b. Wernicke’s area
c. the occipital lobe
d. the frontal lobe
B. Wernicke’s area
The _______ takes in visual, hearing, touch, and taste information and passes these types of information on to the cortex.
a. Thalamus
b. Hypothalamus
c. Hippocampus
d. Pons
A. Thalamus
The hypothalamus is located _________ the thalamus in the brain.
a. above
b. below
c. anterior to
d. posterior to
B. below
The hypothalamus ___________.
a. is involved in sensory integration
b. is important in the integration of sensory input with motor coordination
c. has been implicated in the regulation of feeding & drinking
c. regulates speech production
C. has been implicated in the regulation of feeding & drinking
The hypothalamus controls the ____________.
a. peripheral nervous system
b. endocrine system
c. central nervous system
d. blood flow
B. endocrine system
Sleep is partially regulated by melatonin from the ________.
a. thalamus
b. adrenal gland
c. pituitary gland
d. pineal gland
D. pineal gland
Where is the birth of new neurons most extensive?
a. the hippocampus and areas near the olfactory bulb
b. the medulla and pons
c. the visual & auditory cortex
d. the spinal cord
A. the hippocampus & areas near the olfactory bulb
What is the electroencephalogram a recording of?
a. electrical activity of individual neurons
b. electrical activity of many neurons
c. eye movements during sleep
d. action potentials from individual neurons
B. electrical activity of many neurons
The EEG has good temporal resolution but poor _______ resolution.
a. visual
b. auditory
c. spatial
d. temporal
C. spatial
Which of the following is an advantage of the EEG procedure?
a. It has good spatial resolution
b. It has to be used directly on the brain surface
c. It is limited to use on the skull
d. It is not invasive, so it’s safe to use
D. It is not invasive, so it’s safe to use
Which of the following was first used to form images of the brains of living individuals?
a. magnetic resonance imaging
b. positron emission tomography
c. computed tomography scanning
d. transcranial direct current stimulation
C. CT scan = computed tomography scanning
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the CT scan?
a. It is a new technique, so it is not widely available.
b. It does not provide a measure of brain activity that changes over time.
c. It is more expensive to use than a PET scan
c. It can only be completed on patients after they have died.
B. It does not provide a measure of brain activity that changes over time.
Which of the following is true about MRI?
a. It requires the use of a strong magnetic field
b. It cannot detect tumors unless multiple X-rays are used
c. It requires injecting a dye into the patient to see brain structures
d. It can only image large brain areas
A. It requires the use of a strong magnetic field
Which of the following is a brain imaging technique?
a. transcranial direct current stimulation
b. microdialysis
c. transcranial magnetic stimulation
d. positron emission tomography
D. positron emission tomography
What is one disadvantage of MRI as a brain imaging technique?
a. It can only image structures on the surface of the brain
b. It is an invasive technique
c. It can only detect hydrogen in the brain
d. It requires expensive equipment
D. It requires expensive equipment
Which technique is being used to study fiber pathways in the brain?
a. diffusion tensor imaging
b. magnetic resonance imaging
c. compute tomography scanning
d. positron emission tomography
A. diffusion tensor imaging
Raulo wants to determine if people diagnosed with major depression have more brain pathways connecting cortical and subcortical areas than do people without a depression diagnosis. What imaging technique should Raulo use in his study?
a. positron emission tomography
b. computed tomography scanning
c. magnetic resonance imaging
d. diffusion tensor imaging
D. diffusion tensor imaging
Which of the following techniques can visualize ongoing biological activity of a living brain?
a. diffusion tensor imaging
b. positron emission tomography
c. computed tomography scanning
d. magnetic resonance imaging
B. positron emission tomography
Which of the following is a true statement of the imaging technologies used to study brain anatomy?
a. The MRI uses radioactively labeled oxygen
b. fMRI scans have relatively poor resolution
c. PET scan have a high degree of temporal resolution
d. the PET scan uses radioactivity labeled 2-DG
D. the PET scan usses radioactively labeled 2-DG
Which of the following brain imaging techniques is safest for participants?
a. PET
b. CT
c. electrical brain stimulation
d. fMRI
D. fMRI
Which of the following is an advantage of fMRI as a brain imaging technique?
a. The machines are relatively inexpensive?
b. It requires the use of radiation
c. It has good spatial resolution
d. It can only take one, static, picture of the brain
C. It has good spatial resolution
Which of the following is true?
a. The sympathetic nervous system activates the body during arousal
b. the parasympathetic nervous system activates the body during arousal
c. the parasympathetic nervous system stimulates release of cortisol from the adrenal glands
d. the sympathetic nervous system puts the brakes on most bodily activities
A. The sympathetic nervous system activates the body during arousal
Which of the following disorders may involve abnormalities in mirror neurons?
a. stress disorder
b. autism
c. fetal alcohol syndrome
d. depression
B. autism
The right hemisphere is particularly involved in ________.
a. autonomic responses to emotional events.
b. recognizing emotion from the tone of people’s voices
c. recognizing emotion in other’s facial expression
d. all of these
D. all of these
Which of the following brain regions is most active during positive emotions?
a. the right parietal area
b. the left frontal area
c. right frontal area
d. left parietal area
B. left frontal area
Which of the following brain regions is most active during negative emotions? the right parietal area b. the left frontal area c. right frontal area d. left parietal area
C. right frontal area
